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Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis "Cast of Cats"

John Coltrane "Ballads" Impulse Japan SHM-SACD UCGU-9070 Perhaps not the best digital copy I have, but when spun with my DAC in "Out" phase it sounds pretty darned great.

Ahmed Abdul-Malik "Jazz Sound of Africa" OJC cd Reissues "The Music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik" and "Sounds of Africa" both originally on New Jazz Records

Fernanda Cunha "Olhos de Mar" Ms Cunha is a very good singer and is always supported by great accompanists. This release features previously unrecorded songs by Brazilian songwriters.

Miles Davis Quintet, "Helsinki, Finland, November 1, 1967" EGHO-9 Japan cd Newly released (bootleg) from Japan in great sound.

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"The Mastersounds Play. . . " disc 1 of 2 cd set from Fresh Sound.

Enough pages that some will probably skim through them.

David Bowie "Black Tie White Noise" from the Brilliant Adventure box set.

Weather Report "Live in Tokyo" Sony 2 cd set, disc 2 From this box set:

Donald Byrd, "Byrd in Flight" Blue Note Japan cd 2021 UCCU-8021 (using 2005 master) What line ups! 1 Ghana 2 Little Boy Blue 3 Gate City 4 Lex 5 Bo 6 My Girl Shirl Recorded January 17-25, July 10, 1960 Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean (tracks: 2, 5, 6) Bass – Doug Watkins (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Reginald Workman* (tracks: 2, 5, 6) Drums – Lex Humphries Piano – Duke Pearson Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley (tracks: 1, 3, 4) Trumpet – Donald Byrd

Yes, I think it's a type of valve trombone and Mac solos on that on the session.

Wow, that sure was a Mac ATTACK. I'm awake now. Re-visting this one. David Axelrod "Earth Rot" Stateside cd of Capitol LP

Mac Gollehon "Straight Ahead"

I did that rather quickly as well though I didn't have a car at the time (spent over 20 years in Texas with just a motorcycle) but needed to play them at work.

Had to squeeze this one into today's listening. "Matita Perê" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Polygram Brazil cd. I'm not always that big a fan of Ogerman's work with Jobim but there's magic in these orchestrations, and Jobim worked seriously here to create a splendid album. I like his multi-tracked vocals and his singing overall is so heart-felt. One of my favorite albums. Also released with this cover by Verve:

After a lunch break I had to listen to disc 1 of this building block of my musical world. . . Miles Davis "Bitches Brew" Mobile Fidelity SACD And then it was on to this disc which is a fine one. Duduka is such a fantastic drummer--and the berimbau feature here is so flippin' well recorded. And there's Maucha Adnet on hand as well. A killer album of Brazilian jazz. Duduka Da Fonseca "Samba Jazz Fantasia" Now onto this one . . .I haven't played this one often enough. I'm going to fix that. David Sanchez "Sketches of Dreams" Columbia cd Bass – John Benitez, Larry Grenadier Claves, Drums – Leon Parker Congas, Percussion, Maracas – Jerry Gonzalez Drums – Adam Cruz Piano – Danilo Perez, Dave Kikoski Shekere, Congas, Percussion, Bajo Quinto – Milton Cardona Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – David Sanchez Trumpet – Roy Hargrove

Now on to this less popular Miles Davis collaboration with Gil Evans that none-the-less I like a lot. Miles Davis "Quiet Nights" Sony DSD remastered lp facsimile cd, SRCS 9734

Tom Jobim "Chopin Etudes" Liner notes by Clare Fischer

Yesterday was the birthday of one of my favorite composers and musicians, Antonio Carlos Jobim. I'll celebrate today as I missed yesterday as an opportunity. SFJazz Collective "Compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim & Original Compositions" disc 1, the really well done arrangements of Jobim's works, which are freed from Bossa nova tropes and cliches.

Archie Shepp "Steam" Enja/Solid Records Japan cd Bass – Cameron Brown Drums – Beaver Harris Tenor Saxophone, Piano – Archie Shepp Steam is what you need while watching the snow fall. Brown and Harris make a great team for Shepp here. March 14, 1976, East-West Festival, Nuremberg, Germany

Dormammu freaked me out as a kid reading Doctor Strange in the mid-sixties.

Gene Ammons, Sonny Sitt, Brother Jack McDuff "Soul Summitt" Prestige

"Charles Mingus in Paris--The Complete America Sessions" disc 1 The albums "Blue Bird" and "Pythecanthropus Erectus" are on this disc, recorded October 31, 1970 in Paris for America Records. Charles Mingus - bass Eddie Preston - trumpet Charles McPherson - alto saxophone Bobby Jones - tenor saxophone Jaki Byard - piano Dannie Richmond - drums

Mario Adnet "Villa Lobos--um ohlar Sobre" cd Brazilian Chamber music that is quite a nice selection to watch gently falling snow.